Micah

1Misery is mine!Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard. There is no cluster of grapes to eat. My soul desires to eat the early fig.

2The godly man has perished out of the earth,and there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; every man hunts his brother with a net.

3Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently.The ruler and judge ask for a bribe.The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul.Thus they conspire together.

4The best of them is like a brier.The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge.The day of your watchmen,even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.

5Don’t trust in a neighbor.Don’t put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth!

6For the son dishonors the father,the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.

7But as for me, I will look to the LORD.I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

8Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy.When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me.

9I will bear the indignation of the LORD,because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light. I will see his righteousness.

10Then my enemy will see it,and shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?”My eyes will see her.Now she will be trodden down like the mire of the streets.

11A day to build your walls!In that day, he will extend your boundary.

12In that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,and from Egypt even to the River, and from sea to sea, and mountain to mountain.

13Yet the land will be desolate because of those who dwell therein,for the fruit of their doings.

14Shepherd your people with your staff,the flock of your heritage, who dwell by themselves in a forest.Let them feed in the middle of fertile pasture land,in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

15“As in the days of your coming out of the land of Egypt,I will show them marvelous things.”

16The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might.They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.

17They will lick the dust like a serpent.Like crawling things of the earth, they will come trembling out of their dens. They will come with fear to the LORD our God, and will be afraid because of you.

18Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity,and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage?He doesn’t retain his anger forever,because he delights in loving kindness.

19He will again have compassion on us.He will tread our iniquities under foot. You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

20You will give truth to Jacob,and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.

1chẳng gặp quả đầu mùa tôi hằng ưa thích.

2người này đặt lưới dò hãm hại người kia.

3luân thường đạo lý bị ngửa nghiêng ;

4ngươi sẽ bị hình phạt giáng xuống, bấy giờ sẽ là thời hỗn loạn.

5với kẻ chung chăn gối, coi chừng chớ hé môi.

6nàng dâu chống mẹ chồng, người trong nhà lại hoá ra thù địch.

7Thiên Chúa của tôi sẽ nghe tiếng tôi kêu cầu.

8nếu tôi ở trong bóng tối, ĐỨC CHÚA sẽ là ánh sáng cho tôi.

9và tôi sẽ được thấy đức công chính của Người.

10khi nó bị chà đạp dưới chân như bùn đất ngoài đường.

11ngày ấy, biên giới của ngươi sẽ mở rộng.

12từ biển này qua biển nọ, từ núi này đến tận núi kia.

13đó là hậu quả do các việc chúng làm.

14như những ngày thuở xa xưa.

15xin Ngài cho chúng con thấy những kỳ công.

16Chúng sẽ lấy tay bịt miệng, tai chúng sẽ ù đi.

17Chúng sẽ kinh hãi khiếp sợ Ngài.

18Người không giữ mãi cơn giận, nhưng chuộng lòng nhân nghĩa,

19Mọi lỗi lầm chúng ta, Người ném xuống đáy biển.

20như đã thề với tổ phụ chúng con từ thuở trước.